Risks of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and stress-related drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jaime da Silva; Gianni Testino

doi:10.5114/ain.2020.95762

eISSN: 1689-3530
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Alcoholism and Drug Addiction/Alkoholizm i Narkomania

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Letter to the Editor

Risks of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and stress-related drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

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,

Gianni Testino

²

Independent researcher, Miki-cho, Kagawa-ken, Japan
Addiction and Hepatology Unit, Alcohological Regional Centre, San Martino Hospital, Genova, Italy

Alcohol Drug Addict 2020; 33 (1): 95-98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ain.2020.95762

Online publish date: 2020/05/27

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Alcohol consumption in the COVID-19 era is a health emergency. Loneliness and social distancing cause alcohol abuse. Alcohol consumption through a continuum during the isolation period has created new cases of alcohol use disorders. To all this, we must add the increased risk of infection and deteriorating symptoms. In fact, it is known that ethanol reduces the activity of adaptive and acquired immunity and promotes the expression of ACE2 receptors. Healthcare institutions are required to inform citizens properly about alcohol-related problems in this emergency period.

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Risks of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and stress-related drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva 1 , Gianni Testino 2

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), immune system, mental health, SARS-CoV-2 virus, stress

Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva

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,

Gianni Testino

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